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2. Power purchase agreement - Wikipedia

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   A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a long-term contract between an electricity generator and a customer, usually a utility, government or company. [1][2] PPAs may last anywhere between 5 and 20 years, during which time the power purchaser buys energy at a pre-negotiated price. Such agreements play a key role in ...

3. Centralia Power Plant - Wikipedia

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   Centralia Big Hanaford power plant is a coal-fired power plant supplemented with natural-gas-fired units. It is located east of Centralia, Washington, United States in Lewis County. It is the only commercial coal-fired power plant in the State of Washington. [1][2] The plant, owned by TransAlta, is situated on 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) and at its ...

4. Ancillary services (electric power) - Wikipedia

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   An operating reserve is a generator that can quickly be dispatched to ensure that there is sufficient energy generation to meet load. Spinning reserves are generators that are already online and can rapidly increase their power output to meet fast changes in demand. Spinning reserves are required because demand can vary on short timescales and ...

5. Independent power producer - Wikipedia

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   An independent power producer (IPP) or non-utility generator (NUG) is an entity [1] that is not a public utility but owns facilities to generate electric power for sale to utilities and end users. [2] NUGs may be privately held facilities, corporations, cooperatives such as rural solar or wind energy producers, and non-energy industrial ...

6. Generac - Wikipedia

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   generac.com. Generac Holdings Inc., commonly referred to as Generac (derived from a combination of generating and AC), is a Fortune 1000 American manufacturer of backup power generation products for residential, light commercial and industrial markets. [6] Generac's power systems range in output from 800 watts to 9 megawatts, [7] and are ...

7. South Texas Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia

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   The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (also known as STP, STPEGS, South Texas Project), is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. STP occupies a 12,200-acre (4,900 ha) site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Houston. It consists of two Westinghouse Pressurized Water ...